The violent storms that hit France on Thursday evening resulted in at least two deaths. Nearly 53,000 households were left without electricity.
In the town of Saint-Victurnien, in the Haute-Vienne department, a woman died after being hit by a fallen tree.
In Dolomieu, in the Isère department, a man was found charred in a workshop that burned completely after being struck by lightning, as reported by the France-Presse agency, cited by Euronews.
Video recordings posted on social media show a strong storm overturning a truck on the A72 highway in the Saint-Étienne region.
In the Ardeche region, tennis ball-sized hail damaged cars, buildings, and vegetation.
30 departments in central and eastern France were placed under an orange storm warning on Thursday evening, with the risk of large hailstones falling.
The electricity network operator Enedis announced on Friday morning that nearly 53,000 households were left without power following the violent storms.
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